Admissions and Aid

The MAT Program accepts 15 residents each year. We seek a student body with diverse life and career experience. Our graduates have joined us from 18 states and with a variety of backgrounds, from recent graduates to career hydrologists to military veterans and former Peace Corps volunteers. The application is open to all candidates meeting the eligibility requirements.

Having already graduated 78 teachers, we are doing our part to help create 100,000 STEM teachers in 10 years (https://100kin10.org/). Join the AMNH community and become a New York State Earth Science teacher today!

The American Museum of Natural History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The Museum does not discriminate with respect to employment, or admission or access to Museum facilities, programs or activities on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, current or former participation in the uniformed services, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin, or on account of any other basis prohibited by applicable City, State, or Federal law. If special accommodations are needed in applying for a position, please call the Office of Human Resources. Inquiries or complaints regarding any form of harassment, discrimination or retaliation may be directed to Dan Scheiner, Vice President of Human Resources, Title IX Coordinator, and EEO Coordinator at dscheiner@amnh.org or 212-769-5109, or Kala Harinarayanan, Senior Director of Environmental Health & Safety, Deputy Title IX Coordinator and Deputy EEO Coordinator at kala@amnh.org or (212)769-5226. Individuals may also file complaints, as applicable, with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, which has its regional enforcement office at Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th floor, New York, NY 10005-2500, 646-428-3900, or OCR.NewYork@ed.gov and/or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, located at 33 Whitehall Street, 5th floor, New York, NY 10004, 800-669-4000.